Legal Secretary

With over 240 attorneys and eight office locations in Louisiana and Texas Kean Miller serves as legal counsel to the people and industries that drive the energy-belt economy. From our offices in The Woodlands Houston Lake Charles Lafayette Baton Rouge New Orleans and Shreveport Fortune 500 companies national businesses and local companies rely on Kean Miller for efficient legal services and practical advice always provided in a cost-efficient manner.

Kean Miller is seeking an experienced Legal Secretary to join our team in The Woodlands. This is a 100% in-office position.

The ideal candidate will possess strong knowledge of state and federal court rules and filing procedures; excellent communication and interpersonal skills; possess excellent organizational time management word processing proofreading and strong multi-tasking skills.

Position responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Draft pleadings and correspondence
• E-File court filings
• Redlining transaction documents
• Maintain and track schedules and calendars
• Arrange meetings and conference calls
• Open new matters
• Run conflict checks
• Maintain an electronic and paper filing system
• Input time into billing software
• Transcribe dictation

Requirements

• Excellent grammar and writing abilities
• Familiar with federal and Texas filing procedures
• Experience with a document management system
• Keen attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• High proficiency in MS Office Suite and document management system
• Must be able to multi-task and successfully manage a variety of demands daily

What Kean Miller Offers

We offer a people-first culture meaningful work competitive salaries and an extensive benefits package that includes health life disability dental vision coverage and 401(k).

How to Apply

Please submit a resume to or apply through our Careers Page on our website.

All submissions are held in the strictest confidence.

Kean Miller is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all state federal and local laws prohibiting discrimination based upon race color national origin gender identity age genetic information disability military or veteran status religion sexual orientation or other status or activity protected by law.

About Kean Miller

Kean Miller is one of the largest and best recognized law firms in the Gulf South region and the largest law firm based in Baton Rouge. For 42 years the Firm has been innovating and growing revolutionizing the standards for excellence in client service and earning numerous awards for its market-leading practices and thoughtful and creative legal representation. Mansfield certified for the sixth consecutive year Kean Miller has been consistently named to the National Law Journals NLJ 500 and the Law360 Top 400 lists. The Firm is routinely recognized as a Best Place to Work by business publications in Baton Rouge New Orleans Shreveport and Houston. The Firms collaborative culture people-first approach and devotion to quality are foundational to the Firms continued success reflecting its reputation in the market.